Homalocantha scorpio
| Homalocantha scorpio | |
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| Shell of Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758), 35.6 mm in length, dredged off Mandawe, Cebu, Philippines | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Homalocantha |
| Species: | H. scorpio |
| Binomial name | |
| Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hexaplex fusca Perry, 1811 | |
Homalocantha scorpio, common name the scorpion murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
References
- 1 2 Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Museum specimens Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758)
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